| A | B |
|---|
| Alfred the Great | burnedd cakes, Danelaw; learned Latin; started Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. |
| Edward the Confessor | reigned 1042 to 1066; albino; King's Touch; no kids; made a saint; built Westminster Abbey |
| William the Conqueror | ruled 1066-1087; won Bo'tt, Domesdy Book, died of intestinl rupture; ordered ist Tower of London--fastest funeral in history |
| Pope Urban II | ordered the first crusade; asked them to help liberate the Israelis lead by Pter the Dermit; killed everyone; streets in blood |
| Saladin | Islamic leader; 3rd crusade, took Jerusalem; unified diverse people to kill Islamics--then they unified against Crhristians |
| Richard the Lionhearted | reigned 1189-1199; fought in the 3rd crusade; ransomed by Austian Duke; was rarely in Eng. ; Died of Gangrene; ruled England from France |
| Henry II of England | Reigned 1154-1189; improved leal system of England, owned lots of land in France. Conflict with Becket; did penance forhis death, father of Richard the Lionhearted |
| Eleanor of Quitaine | Queen of England; Married Henry II after divorce from Louis. Patron of Arts, mom of Richard the Lionhearted and King John; she was locked up by Henry II. Wenot on second crusade |
| Saint Thomas a' Becket | Arch bishop of Canterbury; came into conflict with Henry II over who had power over clergy; killed in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170 by 4 knights, wore hair shirt |
| King John | ruled 1199-1216--an idiot and jerk. Taked nobles w/o asking them. Got excummunicated and an interdict put on England for 7 years. Forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1216. Died from too much fruit |
| Stephen Langton | Pope preferred dude for Arch of Canterbury post, refused by K John; eventurally got to England, reputed to have writeen Magna Carta in Latin |
| Edward I | reigned 1272 to 1307. Hammer of Scots, beat up on Welsh; set up Parliament; invented Prince of Wales title; built castles in Wales |
